Funk Brothers-You Keep Me Hanging On-Instrumental (Suprise Intro!!)

[bhanlon]

What a BAND! Love this as an instrumental.

[IwshIcldstrtover]

I would give my teeth to be able to play this music with some fine musicians. I grew up listening to Motown. What a thrill to hear this without the lead vocal track. Thanks a million for sharing this!

[LinKov08]

This is so good it just leaves you speechless..

[tmmmviii]

It is my understanding that Berry Gordy stated that Jamerson and Benjamin had a secret about playing that they never revealed to anyone.

[Bochanable]

I borrowed a record player from school and stayed after class and I must have played this 10 times in a row. That guitar was so hot! I had never hear anything like that before.

[Bochanable]

My record player was broken at the time this came out. I borrowed one from the school library a

[kamander77]

Dude i wish i knew the guy below me im 19 too, but me and my friends all love these great artists and want to spread some of the greatest ryhthmic beats and lyrics of all time!

[TheNorthernSoulKing]

I am 19 get made fun of of listening to this but I dont care cause I know this is real music todays artists are not a patch on these guys or anyone from the 60s and 70s asses

[paper2006]

I SMELL A SAMPLE.

[tedkay]

The Funk brothers said it took only them only 2 hours to rehearse a song before putting it down on wax! That's incredible~ and don't even try to count all the songs they have recorded,Okay! Smokey Robinson by himself wrote 4,000 songs! I wonder if anyone ever counted every song recorded by the Funk Brothers~ Remember back in the day it was not nothing to have 12 or more songs on a Album!~and you could drop the needle anyway! and strike GOLD!~not a dope needle, Turntable,record Players! LOL!

[mello60ful]

I remember when this came out in the 60's I wanted just to hear the instruments in the background that is how great that sounded

[MegaMusicman09]

THOSE ALMIGHTY FUNK BROTHERS...LET THE MUSIC PLAY XXXX

[TheNewsoul2]

Everything just works on this song I can see the English Groups were in awe of Motown and the Funk Brothers. Every instrument is where it's supposed to be the vocals are heavenly and Diana riding the top on lead and James Jamerson on the bass.

[tas6010]

I liked it! Motown was competing with the Beatles at this time, trying to do something they hadn't tried yet and it usually worked. In this case, it got the Supremes yet another #1 record. Man, they whipped everybody like they stole somethin'!!

[motownartie]

Absolutely superb musicianship. The Funk Brothers were outstanding. God Bless these talented musicians.

[TheGargoyleLives]

James Jamerson.

[battou66488]

isn't the guitar riff done by dennis coffey?

[may301985]

THE Guitar is fucking Slick cool it grooves so smoothly good like this is my fav part of the song the intro with the guitars the guitars and backups and lyrics but guitars do it al for thjihs jamm

[chu1111111]

the best band of all time- the originals - even the beatles followed

[Hexachloraphine]

quite right....Much respect to all the musicians!!

[mowestjohn]

THE FUNK BROTHERS RULE!

[rcory120]

girl all the way to the right looks like rihanna

[marknorthwest93]

@rcory120 That's Florence Ballard, one of the original Supremes. Gone but not forgotten!

[LadeeCen]

@marknorthwest93 Gone but not forgotten...so true!!!

[BAREBACKER]

@rcory120 thats flo the prettiest of all the supremes ever

[musicrat51]

Eddie Wilis is a brilliant guiatrist!!

[rocknjac58]

I've visited my family in Detroit my entire life ( I'm a white guy) and I've always felt a kinship with the Motown family...Hitsville was just a kind of normal-looking house on Grand Ave and the music that came from that residence changed R&B. Funk Bros rule

[timmy841212]

Ugh there was another version of the intro but the page got deleted. Anyways thanks this one is still up lol

[rcharrio]

James Jamerson fan right here. I grew up on this wonderful sounding music of the Funk Brothers and I am so thankful. This music is my medicine period. I was on stage with most of the Funk Brothers, and Billy Preston while in Bonn Germany. I sang some of "My Girl" with "Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Joe Hunter, Bob (BassAss) Babbit, Jack Ashford, Uriel Jones and Lord I felt the spirit of Jamerson (my favorite bassist in the whole world), Eddie Bongo, Robert White, Benny Benjamin, Grif. Thank God.

[CheckMate657879]

Wow!!! Cool stuff. Thanks for the uploads.

[Snedger]

I second that 23D, does the same to me. No music gets to me the way Motown does. All over for me when it went to the West Coast, nothing like the urgency the music once had. I took up bass in 66 because I wanted to play like James Jamerson. At his finest here. He was the man.

[PantherFM3]

There is no mistaking the Motown beat,,, thanks Funk Brothers !

[battou66488]

WOW!!!!

[oceanbound222]

The melody was provided soley by Ross. HISTORIC

[TheRmjr]

I love this version. It is perfect and nothing is missing. Love hearing the background vocals clearly for a change on this pre disco track. Ross's mike was always turned up too loud because her voice quality isn't the best. Flo had the best and most powerful voice! We all have our opinions and this is mine.

[fossie32]

Awesome

[23DLaj]

I grew up in Detroit during Motown's heyday and have always dug this sound. To hear the music out front without the lead vocals is a thrill. Damn, every time I hear the music the Funk Brothers laid down it is like having a key unlock your soul. It doesn't matter if you are in the worst mood in the world, the music makes you want to dance (which can be ugly since I am a 50ish white guy) Salute!

[stawberry19919]

@23DLaj LOOOL. Your comment made me laugh and smile! I'm only sixteen and I love this music along with modern music.

I just like to keep an open mind! =P

[battou66488]

@stawberry19919 I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, as an arranger, I TRY to incorporate Motown Arranging techniques into my compositions and musical scoring, which is what I did with ain't no mountain high enough (the 6 minutes version), we had a musical film before, and I incorporated some of the elements from THAT song into our theme song, THE INSTRUMENTATION IS HEAVENLY!!!!

IT'S MUCH BETTER TO BE LISTENING TO THE OLD AND NEW STUFF

[battou66488]

@stawberry19919 IT JUST MEANS YOU KNOW HOW GOOD MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE

[IKSRTFO2279]

@23DLaj 32 and grew up with it. I'm so happy my family loved a large variety of music.

[HSfranciscans]

@23DLaj music is music, white guy 50's. I am a 60s black guy from harlem, (now a Catholic priest), who could not dance,,,(ever see Seinfied, with Elaine dancing), as a kid, and now still cannot dance as a bigger kid.

As long as you "got the music in me" edge with you,,all is right in heaven.

Salute!

[cov11]

S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E. Check it!!

[zookat]

Brilliant!

[Dreuxski90]

i agree strawberry19919 now that ive listen to the instrumental it does sound like a pre disco joint really great and yes Jamerson was really the best with his one finger playing self lol

[shortist2003]

Lovin' it!!!

[stereo1967]

This is SMOKIN HOT!!!!! This could have gone #1 as an instrumental. God bless the funk brothers and Holland Dozier Holland

[carolinaguy321]

@RodneySandersTV Nice to meeet you!

[carolinaguy321]

Strawberry, you my girl! you keep finding all this good stuff!

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥

[allen6924]

Them Bass licks are Crazy HOT!!!

Love James transition notes and then he hits the Root dead in the pocket never getting lost or in the way of the Vocals

AMAZING!!!

[TALLBM40ATL]

This song was unlike any other song of the decade! It was truly amazing this song was played at the time - it is too unique!

[afguy1977]

The Funk Bros were/are incredible. I challenge you to find a group of musicians more talented across any genre or time period. Cant be donethanks for all the memories and great music gentlemen.

[tomovox]

this song absolutely kills me every single time- it's unbelieveably funky and cool pop at the same time. what i can never get enough of is how the guitars, piano and organ all "shadow" each other on the verses- the downstrokes of the guitars during those choruses add a razor-like edge of drama to the overall feel. those funk brothers- the music they produced was as if by superhuman power. amazing!

[stawberry19919]

It is really a PRE-Disco track. If you listen to the drum thumps and the strings and the guitar! And don't forget Jamerson's bass!!

[blmnml]

Actually it was remixed as a disco track not very long ago - maybe 3-4 years. I used to hear it in the NYC clubs all of the time. It fits perfectly in that disco place. I'll see if I can figure out how to post it.

[blmnml]

This has always been one of my favorite songs. Never thought of the instrumentation in the way you described it before. Been listening like that ever since and it is a brand new song. Amazing. Thanks tomovox!

[tomovox]

Thank you stawberry! I appreciate the compliment even more because I was the same way in that I heard that song a million times and suddenly heard what was really going on with the music and it sounded suddenly brand new!

[SteveArpo]

@tomovox Yeah - brilliant. If you want some more try, Wonderful/Jimmy Ruffin, Two can have a party/Tammi Terrell, This old heart of mine/Tammi terrell and for something really sublime check out Come see about me/Junior Walker. Ok?

[CC007]

SICK SICK SICK!, Long Live The Funk Brothers!...go on James!!! :)

[jody808]

i love this intro guitar lick, kicks off the song

[tawwabmubarak]

jamerson is a super star

[leejoliver]

Motown not soul? Where can I get this track from please?

[timmy841212]

This is FUNKY!!!

[nocalblkbear]

Jamerson is messing with that bass

[joehancock01]

is that barret strong or a song writer of somekind in the pic the man ?

[FABULOUSFAG]

NO THAT IS HOLLAND/DOZIER/HOLLAND

[timmy841212]

Lamont Dozier is on the far left, Brian Holland is the man in the back of Mary, Eddie Holland is on the far right around Diana and Flo. I hope I got the Holland brothers right, lol. =P

[joehancock01]

dianas voice is mind blowing

[stawberry19919]

LOL! A LOT of people feel that way..!

[Individuell83]

but not we rodney go mary and flo xD

anyway the real double acapella of this is nice =D

[joehancock01]

marvin OMG u talk so much S**T

[chersch5]

Can you even imagine the power that had to have been felt inside Hitsville that late night when this was laid down. Every time I hear the "Morse Code Of Motown" guitar riff it just makes me choke up. Thanks for the upload.

[THEJLG]

Haha that was sweet =P

I guess you forgot I had a vid with the instrumental with the backing on from the old account (one of the last vids from it) -_-

LOL

I cba to repost it anyway.

[Individuell83]

Haha you got it from freep =D

it's so great to head only mary and flo working

sooooo great

thanks a lot for reposting =)

[BotMai]

it's so great to head only mary and flo.

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[Individuell83]

I'm german and 15 years old everbody make mistakes I have english since 5 years and also speak basic french and german fluently so before you comments to my mistakes take a look at yourself grow up and learn respect =)

[joehancock01]

ignore marvin he talks a lot of ****** swearing on you tube ... low life

[Individuell83]

I don't talk to people which have no respect or less IQ than a bone joe

[joehancock01]

lol thats y ur soo dumb u call people dumb cause u probly feel bad about urself been dumb lol haha ...

[Individuell83]

really

that's the right one who say that

the one who called me nazi! and the one who call me queer and think he could treat me like shit because I'm "different" and you're the one who always think to treat me like shit in other ways

so joe I told you there's no sense to talk to you and no sense to talk to me

[joehancock01]

omg u think i called u nazi .. -.- sterotipical cause i were talking about the WW2 ur german so its aimed at u den... u got a low IQ ...

[Individuell83]

learn some respect boy

[joehancock01]

hehe learn not to back chat kid

[Individuell83]

so better let it be and be respectful like I am to you so leave me alone because I leave you alone too

[stawberry19919]

Joe...Chill with a Pill!

[joehancock01]

hehe

[JustRudo]

love this thank u so much

[tropicalpancake56]

Excellent!

[PJDooWop]

Maaaan.. Motown's sound was one of the best of all time. Perfect compression, sweet high end and a clean booming bottom. I wouldn't be surprised if they were using Telefunken mics. I saw a few vids of The Snakepit but couldn't get a good enough look at the equipment.

[mitchell4000]

Yes, something is missing. Big time. lol

[stawberry19919]

LMAO!